Hi Chris, Thanks for reply.
> What does syslog say, i.e. > dmesg | grep i8k > > I have a Dell Latitude and: > dmesg | grep i8k > i8k: unable to get SMM BIOS version > In my case the dmesg output is the same. But this doesn't stop i8k from loading even without "force=1". > Also have a look at > modinfo i8k > > Although I haven't "played" with any of the options. > > None of the options seems to be relevant. One can force loading without recognition of supported models but cannot force supporting unsupported ones :( Best, V
